volleyball

Luverne went 1-1 on the court in volleyball action against two strong conference teams in the past week. LHS beat Pipestone 3-2 on the road Tuesday, Sept. 8, and fell 3-0 to Windom on the road Thursday, Sept. 10. The Cardinals sit at 4-6 for the season so far. Luverne was scheduled to host Redwood Valley Tuesday, Sept. 15, and will go on the road against Jackson County Central Saturday, Sept.…

The Adrian-Ellsworth volleyball team traveled to Pipestone Monday, Sept. 14, beating the Arrows 3-0 on their home court. The Dragons won the first set 25-22 and the second set 25-18 before closing out the match with third set win 25-23. “I thought we played pretty well against Pipestone,” Adrian-Ellsworth head coach Bob Kunkel said. “We’ve been working on our offense a lot, trying to speed…

The Lady Pates beat Viborg-Hurley 3-0 at home Thursday, Sept. 10, in volleyball action. H-BC won the first set 25-19, took the second set 25-20 and closed the match winning the third set 25-19. “The girls played a strong home opener against Viborg-Hurley in front of a good crowd,” H-BC head coach Kaylan Untiedt said. “I thought we did a good job of moving the ball around and playing…

The Luverne volleyball team posted two big wins in the past week over Southwest Minnesota Christian and West Lyon. LHS beat the Eagles 3-1 at home Tuesday, Sept. 1, and took down the Wildcats 3-1 in Inwood, Iowa, Thursday, Sept. 3. The Cardinals are now 2-5 for the season and will play their next two games on the road. LHS was scheduled to travel to Pipestone Tuesday, Sept. 8, to take on the…

The Lady Pates traveled to Canton, S.D. Thursday, Sept. 3, falling 3-1 to the C-Hawks in the contest. The Patriots started off hot taking Set 1 by a score of 25-22. Canton replied with a 25-20 win in Set 2. Tied 1-1 after two sets H-BC ran into some errors on the court and wasn’t able to close the final two sets falling 25-14 and 25-21 to the C-Hawks. “Canton is a strong team that was great…

The Luverne volleyball team traveled to Rochester Saturday, Aug. 29, to scrimmage five teams at the Panther Invitational. In the first match of the day Luverne lost 2-1 to Rochester John Marshall. The Cardinals won the first set 25-20 before falling 25-18 and 15-10 in the next two games. LHS faced Mankato East in the second match giving up two sets 25-15 and 26-24. Against New Ulm in their…

The Lady Pates girls’ volleyball team traveled to George-Little Rock Monday, Aug. 31 for four scrimmage games against Iowa teams. H-BC won the first match 2-1 against Sibley-Ocheyedan winning the first set 21-13. Sibley came back and took the second set 21-16 to tie the match 1-1. H-BC won the final set 15-12 to take the match win. The Patriots played Edgerton Public in the second match…

Two Hills-Beaver Creek volleyball players were named to the 2025 Red Rock All-Conference volleyball team. Patriot junior Brynn Bakken was selected to the all-conference team, and junior Olivia Deelstra was named all-conference honorable mention.

Three Luverne athletes were named to the 2025 Big South All-Conference volleyball team. LHS Senior Bernie Rock was named to the All-Conference Honorable Mention Gold Division team. Luverne senior Kianna Winter and junior CeCe Rock were named all-conference in the Gold Division volleyball team.

The Luverne volleyball team finished its 2025 season on the road falling 3-1 to Windom Tuesday, Sept. 28, in Section 3AA quarterfinal action. The No. 4 seed Cardinals played the No. 1 seed Eagles to four sets in the match. In the first set Luverne let a 13-11 lead slide and ended up falling to the Eagles in a close 25-21 loss. In the second set, the Cardinals quickly built up a 10-4 lead,…

The H-BC Lady Pates fell 3-0 to Adrian-Ellsworth in the second round of the 2025 Section 3A volleyball tournament Friday, Oct. 24, on the road. Hills-Beaver Creek, the No. 6 seed, lost to the No. 3 seed Dragons 25-9, 25-14 and 25-17 in the match. “Adrian-Ellsworth is a tough team, and they came to play,” H-BC head coach Kaylan Untiedt said. “We came out flat and struggled to match their energy…

The Luverne Cardinals volleyball team beat Redwood Valley 3-2 in Section 3A quarterfinal action at home Friday, Oct. 24. The No. 4 seed Luverne Cardinals went back and forth with the No. 5 seed Redwood Valley Cardinals, trading off points and sets throughout the night. “These girls have played some great volleyball this season,” LHS head coach Sarah DeBeer said. “Their fight comes from their ‘…

The Luverne volleyball team beat H-BC 3-1 Tuesday, Oct. 14, in Hills, in the Cardinals’ final regular season game. LHS posted a 14-13 record for the regular season. “We played well to end the regular season with a win and meeting a team goal of over .500 wins, finishing 14-13,” LHS head coach Sarah DeBeer said. H-BC closed its regular season with a record of 10-13. Heading into section…

The Lady Pates closed out the 2025 regular season beating Garretson 3-1 at home Thursday, Oct. 16. “Garretson was a fun border battle to wrap up our regular season,” H-BC head coach Kaylan Untiedt said. “It was great to see our seniors play in their final home volleyball game, and I thought all the girls stepped up to have their moments and put together a strong full-team win.” Senior Ella…

The Luverne High School volleyball team fell twice on the road this past week. Luverne lost 3-1 to Fairmont Tuesday, Oct. 7, and fell 3-1 to Adrian/Ellsworth Friday, Oct. 10. The Cardinals were scheduled travel to play the H-BC Patriots in their final regular season game Tuesday, Oct. 14   Fairmont 3, LHS 1 The Cardinals fell 3-1 to Fairmont in volleyball action Tuesday, Oct. 7, on the road…

The Patriots volleyball team lost matches to conference opponents Westbrook Walnut Grove and Mountain Lake but won the Queens of the Court trophy for the first time against Edgerton Public this past week. H-BC fell 3-0 to a strong Westbrook Walnut Grove team Tuesday, Oct. 7. The Lady Pates won the Queens of the Court contest 3-1 against their rivals the Edgerton Flying Dutchmen Thursday, Oct. 9…